Introductory remarks In 2013, the Rana Plaza building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, killing more than 1, 100 textile workers. Following the collapse, labels bearing the names of international brands, including some French, were found in the rubble. Although the companies in question set up a compensation fund for the victims, they attempted to […]
Description During this webinar, the SKEMA Publika team presents the results of the 2025 edition of its ranking on sport and soft power. A discussion follows around three questions that are key to understanding the relationship between sport and soft power: The speakers Frédérique Vidal Director of development SKEMA PublikaSimon Chadwick Professor of AfroEurasian sportsClaude […]
Description Antoine Boitez, SKEMA Publika moderator and web editor for SKEMA Business School, welcomes Diane de Saint-Affrique, Professor of Law, and Dhafer Saïdane, Professor and Director of the International Observatory on Sustainable Finance at SKEMA Business School, to discuss the ecological transition and the competitiveness of businesses in Europe. Key points of the interview European […]
SKEMA Publika’s 2025 Sport and Soft Power Ranking This study examines the relationship between sport and soft power, the outcome of which is a global ranking of the world’s most powerful countries in this regard. The project is motivated by our perception that, in today’s globalized world, sport and soft power are linked. Indeed, sport […]
Introduction Although the road to get there may have been long and bumpy, the European Union (EU) finally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D or CSDDD) in a trilogue1 on 24 May 2024. A cornerstone of the European Green Deal2, this directive is expected to be transposed into French law by 26 July […]
Foreword This study is first and foremost an inventory of the current situation. Numerous reports have addressed the weight of cryptocurrencies in international relations. Our aim here is to provide a broad, synthetic overview of most of the interrelated economic, financial, social, political and geopolitical issues at stake. Based on this analysis, we have reported […]
Foreword International tensions, the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on budgets and Donald Trump’s return to the White House have disrupted Europe’s standard- and regulation-based strategy for transitioning to an economy with a social and environmental conscience. The European Union (EU) has spent several years working to put in place two directives: the Corporate Sustainability […]
Context Artificial Intelligence (AI) is today broadening and deepening its impact on all aspects of life, and as a result, a real challenge is arising in our societies. It is about the societal impacts and dependences that will result from this growing influence of AI. We address these issues in the SKEMA publika report, The […]
Foreword The purpose of this article is to question the ability of entrepreneurial vision to drive social change, particularly through the innovation and agility it can demonstrate. By comparing the impacts of entrepreneurial vision with traditional governmental or philanthropic approaches, the author highlights the strengths of social innovation, nourished by the constraints of reality and […]
Context In 2024, France hosted the Paris Olympic Games. These Summer Games were the first to be held in 100 years, the last having been held in 1924. France has a unique place in the history of the Olympics, as the renovator of the modern Olympic Games in 1894 was Pierre de Coubertin. He relaunched […]
